Cak-coupliwg



MEARS & CAMERON.

Car Coupling.

No. 25,844. Patented Oct. 18, 1859.

lnveriton Witnesses:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN H. MEARS AND GEO. CAMERON, OF OSHKOSH, W'ISOONSIN.

CAR-COUPLING.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 25,844, dated October 18, 1859.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN H. MEARS and GEORGE CAMERON, of Oshkosh, inthe county of WVinnebago, State of lVisconsin, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Car-Couplings; and we do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full and clear description of the construction andoperation of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawingsand to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

The nature of our invention consists in the construction of ourcar-coupling in such a manner that when a car runs off the track it willuncouple itself from the rest of the cars.

To enable others skilled in the art. to make and use our invention, wewill proceed to describe its construction and operation.

The hunter E is made of wrought or cast iron, with a tongue left at Gfor link H to couple into.

A is an iron yoke confined in cross piece S by pin .T and attached tolever C by connecting rod F.

S is a cross piece of iron riveted into hunter E, as represented, andforming part of the same.

B is a steel spring fastened to cross piece S and presses down on yokeA, which confines link H to its place on tongue G.

Lever C when pulled out into notch R will draw yoke A by connecting rodF, which will uncouple link H from tongue G, which can be used when carsare lying still or in motion.

By moving either hunter to the right or left after allowing suflicientplay for the sway of the cars it will uncouple by pressing open yoke Aand letting link H slip off from end of tongue G.

Figures 1 and 2 are two different views of yoke A. Fig. 3 is link Hcrooked at the ends, as represented, so as keep it confined near thecenter of tongue G, and thus prevent uncoupling too easily.

That we claim as our invention and desire to secure by Letters Patentis 1. The tongue G for retaining link H constructed and operating asdescribed.

2. The arrangement of yoke A lever C and spring B, and connecting rod Fconstructed and operating as described.

WVe do not claim link H, nor the manner in which cross piece S and endof hunter E are riveted on.

JOHN H. MEAR-S. GEORGE CAMERON. Vitnesses ERwIN HEATH, MELVIN R.BALDWIN.

